Easy packing container



June 20, 1950 .s. R. BELSINGER EASY PACKING CONTAINER Original Filed May 15, 1946 INVENTOR. fack fZfieZsz" Patented June 20, 1950 EASY PACKING CONTAINER Jack Russell Belsinger, Atlanta, Ga., assignor to Belsinger, Inc., Atlanta, Ga., a corporation of Georgia Original application May 15, 1946, Serial No. 669,750. Divided and this application October 19, 1948, Serial No. 55,305

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shipping containers of relatively large capacity which include a liner extending throughout the entire length of the container and outer sections telescoping over the opposite end portions of the liner and of such depth as to extend into substantially abutted relation approximately midway the height of the liner. Such a container arranged to provide easy packing is shown and described'in my Patent No. 2,453,614, flled May 15, 1946, of which the present application is a division.

The object of the present invention is to provide a container of the above type wherein the liner includes ends and side panels only arranged so as to provide an opening affording access to the interior of the container above at least one panel of the lower outer section to facilitate the packing of the container.

A further object of the invention is to provide a container of the above type wherein the end panels and side panels of the liner are joined along adjacent vertical edges extending from the bottom end to the top end of the container so that the panels of the liner are rigidly supported and may be utilized for aligning the articles packed in the container all the way to the upper end of the liner.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the completed, filled, and closed container;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the container parts with the upper closure section removed and the remaining parts in position for packing;

Figure 3 is a plan view of a blank of fiber board scored preparatory to the forming of the liner for the container.

Both the liner and the outer closure members are formed of fiber board, and preferably fiber board which is corrugated. The outer container includes a lower closure section A, and an upper closure section B. The upper and lower closure sections are similar in construction. Each includes a body portion made from a single blank which is scored so as to provide side panels l1, I1 and end panels l8, l8. Attached to each body portion is an end closure made from a single blank which is slit and scored so as to provide a center panel Ill having side flaps l I and end flaps II. The blank also includes corner tabs IS. The body blanks are folded to tubular form, and the tube completed by a fabric tape 20 which is cemented to close the upright edges. The end closure blank is then placed on one end of each assembled body blank and the flaps are folded 5s 2. onto the underlying body panels and the corner flaps are brought around thevertical edges. The parts are then joined by stitching as indicated by the staples 22. It will be noted that the tubular body can be supported on a rigid mandrel and the staples driven from the exterior and clinched upon the mandrel, without difliculty as full access is afforded.

The liner Ca for the container is made from a single blank shown in Figure 3. The blank is scored along the lines 36, 38 and this provides a side panel 34 and end panels 35, 35. The blank is folded along the score lines so as toposition the end panels 35, 35 at right angles to the side panel 34 and the liner is inserted in the bottom end closure as shown in Figure 2. The liner extends for the full height of the container and it is noted that the side and the end panels are joined at their adjacent edges throughout the entire height of the liner. The liner extends above the top edge of the lower closure section so that, when the upper closure section is telescoped over the upper end of the liner, the edges of the upper and lower closure sections will abut midway the height of the liner. The liner is so dimensioned that the panels of the liner will closely fit the inner faces of one of the side panels and the two end panels of the upper and lower closure sections.

The container is especially adapted for the packaging and shipping of rayon yarn on cones. One of the advantages of the container is that it may be packed or loaded in upright position,

which is the position in which thecontainer is transported and stored. This is of special advantage in the packing of rayon yarn on cones as the container is always maintained in an upright position during packing, transportation and storage, and this prevents damaging of the yarn by the shifting of the cones as is likely to occur when the container is turned from a side position to an end position.

Applicant's container is also particularly adapted for large capacity, which is essential in the packing or shipping of rayon yarn on cones or the like. In applicant's construction, wherein there is an access opening above one of the panels of the lower closure member, said lower closure member may be of a depth not to exceed the normal reach of a packer, and when the upper and lower sections are in abutted relation and the container closed the said container can have an inside depth of forty inches or more without discomfort to the packer.

The container as shown in Figure 2 is ready for packing. 'I'he'articles are placed within the container and may be loaded one on another all g the way to the top oi the liner. Inasmuch as section and prevents any lateral shitting oi the materials being packed in the container. The side and end panels of the liner will align the articles and hold them from lateral shifting. After the container is packed to the top oi the liner then the upper closure member is telescoped indicated at It may be applied to the adjacent portions of the abutted upper and lower closure members for Joining the sections and sealing the container. and baling bands or metal bands may be used 'for iurther Joining the sections. For some uses of the container the taping may be omitted and in other uses the metal baling bands may be omitted. These bands have not been shown as they are of the usual well-known constmction. a

It is obvious that other changes in the shaping of the parts and in the dimensioning oi the same may be made without departing from the spirit oi. the invention as set forth-in the appended claim.

I 4 r I claim: A shipping .container comprising a body including upper and lower open ended box-like sections having their free edge; disposed in horizontal abutted relation when the container is closed. the combined inside depth oi the sections of the closed container being at least iorty inches and the inside depth of the lower section being not to exceed the normal reach oi a packer, and a liner including a rear side panel and end panels rigidly connected thereto, said liner panels extending from the bottom to the top of the container and in the absence of the upper outer section providing retaining walls for alignment of the material being packed. said container having an access opening at the side thereof opposite the rear side panel of the liner extending from the upper edge of the lower section to the upper end of the liner for easy reach to all parts of the packing space which opening is closed by said upper outer section when telescoped onto the upper portion of the liner and into abutted relation with the lower outer section.

JACK RUSSELL BELBINGER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Belsinger Mar. 31, 1 942 

